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SUV driver fatally struck pedestrian John M. Roche Jr., 21, in Mount Greenwood
Roche was the 13 pedestrian fatally struck in Chicago this year.
July 13, 2020
Juan Cabral, 55, was one of 6 Chicago vulnerable road users fatally struck in May
Cabral was fatally injured after two drivers collided at 47th and Ashland in Back of the Yards.
June 8, 2020
Drivers fatally struck 3 pedestrians and a cyclist in Chicago in the past week
Tragically, the need to create safe space for pedestrians and cyclists, and prevent a dangerous post-COVID spike in driving by enabling safe, socially-distanced walking, transit, and biking, was laid bare this past week.
May 26, 2020
Driver fatally struck William Meritt, 57, on the Near West Side
The victim was the eighth pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
May 7, 2020
Hit-and-run SUV driver killed man in Little Village crosswalk.
The victim was the 7th pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
April 27, 2020
Hit-and-run driver killed Michael Cotton, 60, in Gresham
Cotton was the 6th Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2020.
March 21, 2020
Elderly driver killed country singer Lindsey Lagestee, 25, in Mount Greenwood
Lagestee, who sang for the band Dixie Crush, was on her way to a Valentine's Day performance when the driver killed her.
February 24, 2020
Christopher T. Davis, 19, killed after Metra/car collision at crash-prone intersection
There were four train-motor vehicle crashes at the 87th/Pulaski Metra crossing over the past eight years, including a 2015 collision that killed two motorists.
February 18, 2020
Chicago saw a 20% drop in traffic deaths in 2019, but little decrease in ped fatalities
So far three pedestrians have been killed on Chicago streets in 2020.
February 13, 2020
Mohamed Salah Ali, 29, killed at Museum Campus intersection where ped access is banned
The victim was the second pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
February 4, 2020
